Genetic diversity and Wolbachia infection in the Japanese encephalitis virus vector Culex tritaeniorhynchus in the Republic of Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Culex tritaeniorhynchus, a major vector of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), is found across a broad geographical range, including Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. Understanding the population structure and genetic diversity of pathogen vectors is increasingly seen as important for effective disease control. In China and Japan, two countries in close proximity to the Republic of Korea (ROK), Cx. tritaeniorhynchus has been categorized into two clades based on the DNA barcoding region of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), suggesting the presence of cryptic species. No comprehensive analysis of the genetic diversity in Cx. tritaeniorhynchus has been conducted in the ROK. To address this gap, we investigated the population structure of Cx. tritaeniorhync

SUBMITTER: Jeon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656722 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature